OT on Aug. 29th-- Monday Morning What-ifs.
by msb on Aug 29, 2011 10:58 AM PDT
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On Monday mornings it can make it hard to concentrate on what you are supposed to concentrate on... so, here are a few things you can mull over at your desk, with the appropriate "working hard" expression.
What if Rick Ankiel was still a pitcher? Even if it means not seeing plays like this?
Why shouldn't Helen Mirren have played just about every iconic movie role?
What if advertising guys had meddled in classic novels?
Why aren't there better alternate history movies?
Any one else have some food for thought? Other than, say, fake food like these.
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Damn,
that’s a heck of a throw!
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I could be wrong about when she became a sex symbol, but it seems like Helen Mirren is the oldest women to ever start becoming a sex symbol at a certain age for the first time.
Also, I could have sworn she was the woman in Swimming Pool, but now I’m seeing that was Sarah Morton. I don’t know why I always thought it was Mirren.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 29, 2011 11:08 AM PDT reply actions
This is where it was hard for me to quantify when she became "famous" in the states in films.
I see she did years of theatre work in London and looks like her first Academy Award nomination was in 1994. In my mind, she only became famous in the last decade, but I knew that was probably only because of my age or something. I forgot she was in Teaching Ms Tingle. I will have to re-watch that.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 29, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I definitely wish there were more good alternate history movies.
But “Red Dawn” is a god damn classic. One of my favorites.
“All that hate is gonna burn you up, kid.”
“It keeps me warm.”
Eat lead, commies!
by sanford_and_son on Aug 29, 2011 11:34 AM PDT reply actions
HA! Yeah right, like North Korea could invade the U.S.....
(starts building bomb shelter)
by sanford_and_son on Aug 29, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Was Red Dawn really an alternate history movie?
I saw it when it came out, and it seemed set in the present (or just enough into the future to give NATO time to dissolve).
by G_ on Aug 29, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
In the same theme, why isn't there a Red Storm Rising tv series?
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I love this photo set
I want to meet a girl with that kind of sense of humor
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Not to be picky, but who brings a shovel to a picnic?
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Maybe they did one of those BBQs where you bury the pig?
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If this is the case, I approve.
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Ha!
We aren’t really “engagement shoot” type people, but it’s included in our photographer’s package, so we’re going to jump on a ferry, take some shots and be done with it.
My question is how do you get "engagement photos" like that?
Isn’t it usually a surprise when the question is popped? I have a few pictures from mine, because I gave some of our friends advanced warning so they could get some pictures (thank god she said yes).
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I thought this was more like, photos to send out for wedding invitations?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 29, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
So you reenact it so you can have pictures to remember it...
Okay.
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It's not a reenactment of the proposal or anything.
It’s included in a lot of wedding photographer packages – you go out with your photographer for a few hours and they just take photos of you in some specific, cool location (your choice or theirs). The photos are basically to document the engagement phase of your relationship, and a lot of people send them out with their save the dates. Or put them on their wedding websites…. or send them out with Christmas cards or whatever.
Also it serves to get you comfortable with your photographer (and them with you) so that you’re comfortable and relaxed with them and their style on your wedding day.
Zombies are so last year anyway.
Mummies are where it’s at.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Mummies are so 1999.
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by JY on Aug 29, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That's why they're back!
Remember in the 90s with Anne Rice crap everywhere? Then Twilight came around this decade! It’s all cycles man!
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Yeah, no.
It was swallowed in about half a second. You’d need a fast camera trigger finger.
by royalcurve on Aug 29, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
No mention of Inglorious Basterds? Am I misinterpreting "Alternate history"?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 29, 2011 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Why are movies so simple?
Because it’s very difficult to cram enough back story to make the alternate understood and have a plot into two hours and make it through to production. You’d mostly have to skimp on the backstory and rely on perception and awareness to carry through the suspension of disbelief and that’s asking a lot of an audience. It’s a risk and why take a risk when you can green light Back to the Future 7?
I'm not even sure the movie people haven't just given up
Have you seen the movies that have come out the past three months? Every week I look at them and say, “Oh, man, this is the worst week for movies.” And then the next week is worse. The box office receipts have reflected that, they seem to be getting only the people that just go to movies regardless of what is playing.
I’m hoping it leads to them green-lighting more ‘risky’ ventures but I’m not really holding my breath because they are movie people and haven’t proven to be very bright and forward-thinking.
"Movie people"
as with everything else, there are layers here. Mainstream movie people have indeed given up – they wait for the Marvel machine to vomit forth another dumb superhero movie, they mad-lib their way through another vapid romantic comedy (SPOILER ALERT: They get married!), and they blow stuff up.
Meanwhile, down here in the substrate, you get good independent films, documentaries, and just general small films that no one notices in the megaplex but absolutely blow the megaplex dreck away. Find these films and focus only on them, and you’ll be much more encouraged by the state of film today.
Or...
Just know that you’re going to see your basic movie (romantic comedy, action, horror) and quit expecting all films to be groundbreaking, amazing epics.
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If you go to Dinner for Shmucks,
you can’t really complain when you leave.
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It wasn't.
It was a pleasant surprise. BUT if you didn’t like it, you went to see something called Dinner for Shmucks. What did you really expect?
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When I said 'movie people' I meant the mainstream movie producers/directors/etc
Sorry, I should have been more clear.
What I hope is that the good stuff made by the independent films gets more exposure and encourages more variety in multiplex offerings than nothing but the brain-dead movies. I have enjoyed quite a few vapid movies in my time and don’t expect every movie to be amazing, but I’d like to be able to see something original and interesting sometimes without having to hunt them down.
While a mess of a movie for many reasons
the fact that “Watchmen” was set not only in an alternative history, but as an early 1980s period piece in that alternative history did not help when it came to suspending disbelief.
by G_ on Aug 29, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
V For Vendetta had similar issues
too much of a period piece.
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I actually kinda liked V for Vendetta
it wasn’t stellar, but it was far better than I thought it would be.
The movie with the most recent success that seems to eschew the normal bad mainstream cinema is Inception.
Say what you want about it, but it was pretty complex, definitely not the usual Transformers ish.
Some movies that I’ve watched lately and really loved (although they aren’t new) are Mulholland Dr. and Memento.
by Woodinville_12thMan on Aug 29, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
TV is now the place for stories that require time to lay out backstory and depth
which is fascinating, given how maligned it is as a medium. And it’s not that the lowest-common-denominator fears were really misplaced, it’s just that Ow My Balls reality tv and long-form, complex dramas now sit side by side.
I hope that’ll happen with movies. Avatar and others have proven you can make some money even with a 3 hour run time; maybe someone will green-light a 3 hour movie that’s actually interesting.
FOUR DAYS TO FOOTBALL
HYPE HYPE HYPE
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First game is Thursday, correct?
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Yup!
6:00 PM ET Murray State at Louisville
7:00 PM ET Villanova at Temple ESPN3.com
7:00 PM ET South Carolina State at Central Michigan
7:00 PM ET North Texas at Florida International ESPN3.com
7:00 PM ET New Hampshire at Toledo ESPN3.com
7:30 PM ET Fordham at Connecticut ESPN3.com
7:30 PM ET Western Carolina at Georgia Tech ESPN3.com
7:30 PM ET North Carolina Central at Rutgers ESPN3.com
8:00 PM ET UNLV at No. 11 Wisconsin ESPN3.com
8:00 PM ET No. 20 Mississippi State at Memphis
8:00 PM ET Wake Forest at Syracuse ESPN3.com
8:00 PM ET Montana State at Utah
9:00 PM ET Bowling Green at Idaho
9:15 PM ET Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky*
10:00 PM ET UC Davis at Arizona State
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Kind of a soft opening
when Wake Forest against Syracuse is the marquee game of the night.
by G_ on Aug 29, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Week 1 of college football tends to be soft.
Everyone likes to start 1-0!
LSU vs Oregon and Georgia vs Boise State should be good.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Is it just me, or are LSU, Oregon, and Boise State always involved in the best games in week 1?
(Example, Oregon vs Boise State)
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by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 29, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just you
In 2004 USC started the season with a “neutral” site game against Virginia Tech at whatever stadium the Redskins play at.
2008 gave us Alabama vs Clemson.
2009 gave us BYU vs Oklahoma and Alabama vs Va Tech, which were just as big of games as the melee in Boise.
Last year we had TCU vs Oregon State, and UNC vs LSU, and the Boise State vs Va Tech game.
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to be fair
while not necessarily scheduled during the first week, LSU, Boise State, and Oregon have been pretty good in recent years about scheduling at least one “name” non-conference opponent.
by G_ on Aug 29, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Well when you go from trash tier to top tier
you have to schedule a little more respectably.
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It's neat to rematch an interesting Humanitarian Bowl.
Highlights, with the crazy stuff starting at the 3-minute mark.
Also, the Humanitarian Bowl has a new name:
This is the best thing ever
Anything to reinforce people’s beliefs that there’s nothing in Idaho but potatoes
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I just saw the logo now, and it's sweet. At least the bottom part with the mountains and the potato football.
I’ll wait two years and buy one in a thrift store.
Potatos and white people, what else is there in Idaho?
by Patrick Stites on Aug 30, 2011 1:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Stuff.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Whoops, that last one is potatoes. Even the Palouse isn’t always a snow covered hellscape.
by yuniform on Aug 30, 2011 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nothing. Yuniform's pictures are from something else
To be fair, that first picture isn't downtown Boise. Google shows that car dealership is in the Magic Valley.
This is downtown Boise. It’s a happening town, sorta. For example, look what timely concert is happening next month.
I'm trying to point out that Idaho sucks and there's nothing there so nobody will come visit
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That's because they still showed pictures of Seattle and not pictures of Pasco or something
If I would have been in charge, I would have told everyone that Pasco was actually Seattle and Seattle doesn’t exist
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Somebody conviced me it was America's only Zepplin hanger.
I was super disappointed when I learned that was a lie.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
by JAH on Aug 29, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Holy shit, I had no idea they played football in there.
Way back in high school, my jazz band played the Lionel Hampton Jazz Fest there. I also thought it resembled a large hangar of some kind.
During the fest, my friends and I were exploring the venue, being stupid teenagers and whatnot, and came across a man passed out cold in a dark corner of the bleachers. We actually thought he might be dead at first, but then he moved. We flipped out.
Not quite “Stand By Me” quality, but that’s my story.
by sanford_and_son on Aug 30, 2011 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Uh, three days to football
five days til Houston!
by seattlebruin on Aug 29, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait for this game
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I'm a lot more excited to watch usc's offensive line crumble at the first sign of injury than anything we will do this season
by seattlebruin on Aug 29, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
They're going to stay healthy just to spite you
Whatever, I’m already prepared for 8-4.
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Do you think they'll make it to a bowl game?
we’ve found it hard to use up all 25 available scholarships if we don’t
by seattlebruin on Aug 29, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Jamie Moyer is amazing and I hope he's back next year.
It’s also pretty cool that the Phillies are letting him use their facilities. Link.
No matter where you go, there you are.
Warning: Link does not open in new window.
But that is really cool of the Phillies, especially in this day and age of “liability concerns” and other crap. I wish Jamie the best of luck.
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It doesn't?
I checked the new window block and when I click on it my browser opens it in a new window.
No matter where you go, there you are.
Huh...
It doesn’t on mine, I wonder if it’s a Chrome thing?
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Nope.
Opens in a new tab for me.
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Then why is it f*cking with me?
I don’t deserve this.
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by Thingray on Aug 29, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I guess World War Z counts as alternate history.
The Good War is one of my favorite history books and I loved that World War Z was in the same style instead of just being another horror novel. I’m hopeful the movie won’t be a let down.
No matter where you go, there you are.
Yeah, I won't be going to see it if that's the case.
I don’t get what’s so hard about adapting the book to the screen. There are a few interviews in the book that could be cut and still have the story come across in 100 minutes. The book was wildly successful precisely because of it’s format and style so the answer to make it a blockbuster is to change all that?
No matter where you go, there you are.
It's the Brad Pitt factor
As it said in that link – nobody wants to see Brad Pitt interview people. So cast a relative unknown in the role and make the movie like the book.
Exactly.
There would have been a buzz about the movie without a “name” actor attached to it. The way this movie makes money is by having the millions of people who read the book want to go see it (hopefully more than once). You do that by keeping the elements that made those millions of people fans originally and letting the buzz build. You don’t need name actors to ensure it makes money. Star Trek is a good example.
No matter where you go, there you are.
Bourne wasn't really faithful yet was awesome.
I was kind of expecting something like this honestly, I’m kind of expecting the multiple story line plot where it jumps from different characters but all interconnected, but it’s going to be missing a lot of the impact of the hindsight and reflections that the book revolves around.
You got slurved!
But at least Bourne the film followed the general theme of Bourne the book
World War Z the book was a series of interviews of survivors, fighters, and others involved in fending off the apocalypse, and it was intended to read (and did read) as a more academic work, a study of society as told by those who lived through the events being discussed. The film is ditching that entirely and turning it into a standard zombie chase/hide/survive story, which zzzzzzzzz oh my god not another one.
That kind of format sounds more appropriate for a mini series to be honest.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I am just looking around on baseball-reference, catching up on all the stats for 2011...
Didn’t realize David Ortiz has his highest OPS since 2007. 35 years old this year and most likely will stay with the Red Sox(?) so what do you think he’d sign for? Derek Jeter money? (3 years, $45 million)
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I just noticed Adam Lind has been terrible for a while.
.185/.213/.325 in the second half after .300/.349/.515 in the first half.
Jair Jurjjens in his three August starts: 3/9 K/BB ratio.
Halos Heaven wouldn't be a flaming pile of garbage
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 29, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Interesting fact that I found out the other day
Many of SBN’s soccer blogs have higher traffic than HH.
He would have done the smart thing and converted to a Dodger fan.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Speaking of movies to books, it looks like Enders Game is finally going through.
After about the fifth try.
by Woodinville_12thMan on Aug 29, 2011 8:32 PM PDT reply actions
Hopefully they don't make any of the books after.
Eff Xenocide.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Eff Orson Scott Card in general actually.
I enjoyed Ender’s Game and Ender’s Shadow but I was too young to realize that he is a ragin homophobe.
by Woodinville_12thMan on Aug 29, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I just saw this extra scene from Louie season 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzbzQdeUfbs
If Louie was lazy (which he’s not) he could’ve easily stuck this into season 2. Also: the Afghanistan episode on Thursday was wonderful and largely based on a true story, including Keni Thomas, the cheerleaders and the Buffalo joke.
I love the Louie round table scenes.
But seriously, fuck the guy in the leather jacket. That’s horrible.
What if, instead of draft megabust Dan McGwire with the 16th pic, the Seahawks had traded back in the 1991 NFL Draft
and selected a certain QB from Southern Mississippi like coach Chuck Knox wanted?
There would've been a lot more slangin
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
So I just discovered I'm out of checks
and I need to pay my rent. What’s the best way to do this?
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Money order? Bank check?
I assume no matter what, you’ll have to pay a little extra for the service.
If you go to the bank and re-order your checks, they may have some blanks you can use.
Oh I ordered checks online, but I'll go to the bank and see what they can do
Thanks!
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With my company you can use online bill pay,
but you can’t use credit cards (at least directly through us). It costs us money, and our clients don’t want to pay those fees.
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I can't pay my rent online
I pay everything else online though.
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Any of these options.
My bank will give me a money order or cashier’s check for free, but even if you pay for them they’re pretty cheap. Also, I don’t know who you pay rent to, but most offices will accept cash (I know we are required to).
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I don't think I want to carry that much cash around, and I really just want to mail it
I’m too lazy to drive to Beverly Hills.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Just go get a money order or cashier's check then.
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They let my get 3 temporary checks for $1 each
Seemed like a decent enough deal.
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They charged you a dollar each for temp/counter checks?
Who do you bank with?
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Wells Fargo
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Some banks don't even do temporary checks now
Like Bank of America, unless things have changed. Additionally, unless you’ve got the special account for having like $10,000 or more sitting in the checking/savings at all times, you can only get money orders for $5 and cashier’s checks (over $1,000) for $7 from them, at least in Washington state. Since they don’t offer temporary checks, this is your only option if you run out of checks.
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I guess I'm lucky,
I still get the same sweet deals with BOA that I had when I joined them as Seafirst.
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I wish those assholes at Chase hadn't screwed me out of my WaMu free checking account.
by Patrick Stites on Aug 31, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh... so far as I know nothing has really changed from my WaMu free checking account.
Maybe I didn’t ever have the features everyone else was talking about.
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by JY on Sep 1, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
They added restrictions to getting the maintenance fees waived
You need a minimum balance, or an automatic deposit to savings, or a direct deposit now.
Huh.
How recently was this implemented? Because I know there were stretches when I was an undergrad when I had no money at all in my checking acct.
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by JY on Sep 1, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
They implemented it a few months ago.
That’s when I first started seeing $10 monthly fees, anyway.
While on the subject,
Anyone know what the fee for closing said account is? I’ll be doing so in the coming days.
Hmmm... now I'm debating closing my account down.
The issue is that I have no idea where I’ll be located five years from now, or even three years, and by that reasoning the credit unions don’t seem to make a whole lot of sense.
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by JY on Sep 1, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Most credit unions have cooperative agreements
My CU lets me bank at several Portland-area CU’s (both in person and via their ATM’s), and I also have access to a pretty big network of ATM’s located at 7-11’s all over the city/state. A lot of CU’s also refund ATM fees if you find yourself out of network for some reason.
by pdb on Sep 1, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That's all good and fine, but what if I'm far out of the state, or the country?
Both are realistic possibilities.
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by JY on Sep 1, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
No bank in the world will let you bank out of country for free
As for out of state, my CU’s cooperative ATM network is nationwide. Here’s a handy locator.
by pdb on Sep 1, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
" your ATM card provides you with surcharge-free access to 28,000 ATMs nationwide. This includes 9,000 deposit-taking ATMs and 5,500 7-Eleven locations (throughout the U.S. & Canada). In addition if your ATM card carries the corresponding logos, it can be used at more than 800,000 ATMs worldwide through links to the NYCE, STAR, Cirrus, Pulse and Plus networks."
by msb on Sep 1, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of this seems less than convenient.
For example, if I ended up in Madison, which is one of the PhD programs I’d be looking at, the nearest deposit ATM would be in Rockfort, Illinois.
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by JY on Sep 1, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how accurate that locator is--
there are sure a lot of ATMs with the Cirrus, Pule, Plus, etc symbols on the front
by msb on Sep 1, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Another thing to consider is that it's quite convenient for me now and the infrastructure will only improve.
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by JY on Sep 1, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I use a Fidelity "MySmart Cash Account" for checking
You can deposit via mobile, checking is completely free, and international withdrawals are usually with no fee.
M's fan newly relocated to SF My homepage
Doesn't work that well when a large portion of your income comes in the form of cash tips.
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by JY on Sep 2, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
If I was still living in WA I could tell you all about the Chase stuff.
But I’ve been gone for more than a year and a half. I’d heard from former colleagues that things were changing with the old accounts etc, but if you’re studying they have a college checking that’s free with no strings attached unless it’s changed since January 2010, as long as you can jump through a couple of simple hoops.
by Aussie Mariner on Sep 3, 2011 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Change happened in February I think, I got something in the mail from them in like November or December.
The BS was they had promised us the accounts would be grandfathered in, then went back on that.
by Patrick Stites on Sep 1, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you know that if you are in close proximity to 80 million bananas it would give off enough radiation to make you sick?
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by Marinerfanjake on Aug 30, 2011 10:25 PM PDT reply actions
I believe someone told me this last year in school.
Possibly one of the weirdest things someone has ever told me.
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by Marinerfanjake on Aug 31, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh.
Haven’t purchased a copy in three years. EA can get back to me when Madden takes year-to-year improvements as seriously as FIFA does.
I want to buy an older version and save some dough.
Any suggestion for a decent year?
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Not anymore.
But I think we still have an N64 and a PS2 sitting around somewhere. I was thinking more like 2008, 2009, 2010. Any older than that and I’ll stick with Tecmo Bowl.
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The last PS2 version was really good
2005 I believe.
2009 is probably the best one on 360, although I haven’t played this years enough to say for sure.
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Or maybe it was 2010
2011 was junky and so were 2006-2008
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Maybe I'll look for 2009 then.
I just want a version to mess around with when I have friends over.
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I have one of the older 360 versions if you want it
I think it might be 07 without looking. I’d send it to you for shipping cost.
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Let me look at a few versions and I'll let you know!
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2006 was my favorite.
(Earliest version I played) I would always make a 7’, 400 pound safety or linebacker with 99/100 hit power, turn injury frequency up to maximum and the game difficulty to rookie, then use the hit stick to tackle the opponent ballcarrier. It was amazing.
Mohn Jadden!
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by JY on Aug 31, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Does anyone know if you can download the updated rosters to a flashdrive?
I have a banned Xbox, but my roommate has Xbox live, so I was hoping I could transfer the roster that way.
I'm kind of a big deal...
You might be able to copy the file off to a flash drive I haven't checked
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Dirk Hayhurst aka the Garfoose has been released by the Marlins
but continues to do good, via his entertaining blog
So time for a fun little trip down memory lane coupled with a little trivia question for you guys!
In the games since this comment was made one team has gone 15-3-4 while another has gone 5-12-3. Can you guess what team is which!
That reminds me: where's everyone sitting for the USOC final?
Sorry pdb.
I didn’t get my season ticket seats for the USOC final last year (sorry pdb), but I may get them this year. Alternatively, I was thinking of going GA or somewhere in the endzone area to avoid a repeat of ending up in a club section like last year.
I have no animosity towards the USOC and/or Seattle's participation in it
My dream is of an MLS that is dominated by Cascadia, so every little bit helps until the Oregon third of Cascadia can hold up their end of the bargain.
I sat (well, stood, your seat in GA is essentially the chair you stand in front of) in GA for the Open Cup Final last year
It was a blast. If I go again this year, it will be there again.
UW vs. EWU
I was thinking of going to the Husky vs. Eagle Football game this weekend, but the tickets are insane.
How does UW get it away with charging so much?
Fuck the Angels
How much is UW charging?
My guess is that Husky tickets have historically always been in high demand, and that this year is the final year of “old” Husky Stadium, so they’re probably charging an extra premium.
Sober and happy!
They are asking somewhere between 50 and 75 buck.
I get it, but it’s EWU. Go Eags. anyway.
Fuck the Angels
You can probably find them cheaper than that.
Although after last year the fanbase is pretty excited.
Sober and happy!
My wife scored her law firm's for free.
So I was upset about the price for nothing.
Fuck the Angels
Well, they had 30 something tickets, but those appear sold out.
by Patrick Stites on Aug 31, 2011 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I just read this morning that the attendance might set a new record for lowest attendance for an opener.
I’m surprised they claim to be sold out.
Sober and happy!
First game as a UW student for me!!!
Very excited.
by Woodinville_12thMan on Sep 1, 2011 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Don't be too sad when the Huskies lose to EWU.
I’m kidding. I really don’t have high hopes for my alma mater.
Fuck the Angels
Glad they hung on.
I was sure Eastern would pull it off.
by msb on Sep 3, 2011 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Parking prices are also insane, if you choose to drive to the game.
I’m going to tonight’s game (it’s my first) and yes, my eyes nearly popped out of my skull when I saw the prices. I dunno how they do it, but I guess having a million year’s worth of alumni means the demand is pretty high even if the team sucks.
There is very little parking in the area so of course the prices for said parking will be ridiculous
You’re much better off taking the bus or a cab.
by pdb on Sep 3, 2011 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Indeed, I am taking the bus.
Public transit is great. I saved myself probably 40 bucks on parking today, between taking the Link to work and then busing to the game.
Well, it’s great assuming you avoid the creepers. Man, there are some creepers on public transit.
The Netherlands would like to host regular season MLB games.
Link. I know that there are several Dutch players in baseball, but outside of Blyleven I thought most of them came from the Caribbean, not from The Netherlands. Is anyone familiar with the parks there? On the surface this sounds pretty cool and a great way to grow the game.
No matter where you go, there you are.
There have been trips to Japan before,
I don’t see why they couldn’t do this. Although I’m not sure the Netherlands is a big target audience for MLB. I’m sure they’d rather go to a larger country if they went to Europe.
Sober and happy!
I agree MLB would probably prefer a larger country.
Still, it looks like there is a foundation that can be built on in The Netherlands. Instead of trying to sell it in a country that doesn’t have much interest, why not encourage the game in one that does?
No matter where you go, there you are.
The Netherlands has the strongest European baseball program besides maybe Germany.
These two countries are probably the only ones that can support an MLB game.
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by Marinerfanjake on Aug 31, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's the Netherlands, then Germany, then Italy, then maybe Czech Republic.
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by JY on Aug 31, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You would think Germany would be the biggest market then.
Sober and happy!
Bigger country =/= bigger market.
Baseball got to the Netherlands around the beginning of the 20th century and they’ve had their own operational league since 1922. In Germany, its spread is still largely tied to American military bases, which means it gets around slower. Very different circumstances.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 31, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Excellent point.
I just don’t know that the Netherlands is a big enough market (regardless of country size) to bother packing up two teams and heading over there.
Sober and happy!
You may be underestimating the sports' popularity over there.
Besides, every year teams sign about half a dozen Dutch prospects for the minor leagues. If they want the regular season games as recognition for their role in a larger world baseball community, I say do it.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 31, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You may be right.
I don’t know the population figures for the Netherlands, I’m just thinking that even if you have a rabid fan base, if it isn’t big enough it’s not worth the trip.
Baseball could be huge in the Vatican, but you wouldn’t hold a game in the square for a few dozen fans.
Sober and happy!
The population of the Netherlands is 16.7 million.
The country is relatively small in size so it would be possible to see people come from Germany, Belgium, and France.
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by Marinerfanjake on Aug 31, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I could see MLB going about this the way they did in Japan.
If memory serves correctly the first games in Japan were exhibition games carved out of the end of Spring Training. This tested the logistics and reception to the games prior to making a full on regular season commitment. Get a couple of teams that play on the east coast and train in FL to play a one or two game set in late March (although not sure if the climate in Northern Europe would be the greatest then). It might fall flat, but planned correctly I think it could be a success.
No matter where you go, there you are.
The Netherlands parks all look to be on par with like A maybe AA stadiums
but I could be wrong.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Based on almost nothing, i couldn't tell they knew what baseball was in the Netherlands.
Of course I was there for 3 days.
I always though Hawk Harrelson was bad with his Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees call, but in my mind I thought at least he isn't the announcer that always shouts mercy! Or "he gone"! or "STRETCH, STRETCH"!
Then as I was watching a White Sox game I realized that they are all Hawk Harrelson, ALL OF THEM!
You got slurved!
A love letter to "Raiders of the Lost Ark" by Damon Lindelof:
This exchange cracked me up:
I was much more interested in seeing "Clash of the Titans," which opened the same day and had a Pegasus in it. Ultimately, however, my dad argued that "Raiders" was the superior pick because it had Han Solo. I narrowed my eyes suspiciously — "But… Han Solo is frozen in carbonite."
"This movie happened before that." My dad responded.
"How could it happen before a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away?" I reasoned.
"Because this was longer ago."
"How much longer?"
My dad leaned down, quite serious, and whispered, "The 1930s."
by sanford_and_son on Sep 1, 2011 9:21 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Bob made a point of watching him, and by golly he couldn't catch the ball.
Now, I know Bob came over mid-year from StL, but how long do you have to watch the Ms not to notice Olivo?
by msb on Sep 2, 2011 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Larry Stone says we added some dudes.
Three new faces in Mariners clubhouse as rosters expand: RHP Shawn Kelley, C Chris Gimenez, and LHP Cesar Jimenez.
Yay, Kelley.
Indifference, Gimenez/Jimenez.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Which is exactly what Jeff says in his post.
Not like I read the front page content.
by the other side on Sep 1, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Hiring Former Players to Talk:
“Coach Whoever was the funnest guy … I actually used to go to his meetings just to hear him mangle the English language.”
If I were the coach and parents I'd smack the hell out of those kids.
Sober and happy!
by Thingray on Sep 2, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well obviously
it won’t be fully appreciated until the Statue Of Jeter replaces the Statue Of Liberty out there in the river.
by pdb on Sep 2, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone know anything about Tyler Burgoon?
He is a reliever in Clinton, his reverse platoon split is what really caught my interest.
1.24 ERA vs LHB in 29 ip
3.38 ERA vs RHB in 31 ip
I think the difference is mainly caused by how extreme his ground ball tendencies are against the left handed hitters and am wondering what it is about his stuff that causes the all those ground balls.
Also curious about how highly he is thought of as a relief prospect as his numbers are pretty good.
I just realized how dumb it is to use ERA split like that
Still curious about the crazy ground ball tendencies against the lhb.
That's not necessarily worrisome.
He could be using a two-seam, something like a sinker or more likely a cutter, to get some kind of effect on left-handed bats. A split difference of more grounders, if it meant more hits (it doesn’t in this case) wouldn’t an issue in any case, because minor league defenses tend to be poorer in quality. In front of major league defenders, more of those grounders would turn into outs. Right now, I find it more strange that the walk rate would be substantially higher against right-handed bats. Maybe the slider is too snappy or something.
As for the rest of his stuff, he has a fastball in the low-90s (that’s 90s, not around 90 mph) and a slider that grades quite well on its break and movement. His command, May aside, is generally thought of as being pretty good. The traditional scouting consensus is that he’s too small to handle starting, and the M’s haven’t really tried it with him yet, so I wouldn’t expect them to. I could see him slotting into the Jackson bullpen to start next season. I’m kind of surprised that he spent the whole year in Clinton.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Sep 3, 2011 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Anybody else working this morning?
I am. Downtown Seattle is pretty much abandoned right now.
Also, 5:15 am is WAY too early to be getting up on what should be a holiday weekend.
Even when the Cougars win
they lose
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I don't lower my expectations all that much just because of Tuel being out 4-6 weeks.
He’s our best player, but people will see now that we have other good players too.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Sep 7, 2011 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Drying out the inside of a flask
Anybody have a suggestion on how to dry out the inside of a flask after cleaning it out? Normally I’d throw it in a warm oven to dry it out but my new flask has a glass window on the front that prevents me from using the oven method.
I loved the pac-man one.
Are they archived somewhere?
They were pretty ridiculous though
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I saw a few minutes of the game and thought Picasso designed them.
I never caught the story on them but I hope they aren’t wearing those the entire season. I also laughed my ass when I saw everyone on the Georgia team has Georgia for their name….dumb.
But the Cougar unis looked good as did the Huskies.
Those Georgia nameplates were the worse. I kept joking with my buddies that "Georgia" sure was having a great game.
The only thing worse were those Wounded Warrior jerseys that said “duty, courage, commitment” and the like on the back.
You going to the Backstage this Sunday?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Its a probability right now. You?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Sep 7, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Thinking about it
Depends upon how I feel after Saturday
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Same for me, it's probably going to be a "game time decision"
Feel free to e-mail me if you’re going to go.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Sep 7, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
We were too busy comparing the Mariners to things
by seattlebruin on Sep 7, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I was not expecting that all of those comments would happen, but maybe it was for the better?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Sep 7, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Though, I suppose no resolution was ever reached. So maybe not.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Sep 7, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
School started up again for me --- I haven't been as active as I'd like to be.
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by perfectstrat on Sep 7, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
People went places during the holiday weekend?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Sep 7, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I went to work.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Sep 7, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I went to school.
Who has class on Labor Day? Apparently me.
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I can usually carry an OT by myself...
But a bunch of friends and clients were flooded (along with myself to a lesser extent) by Irene, and thus I’ve only been checking daily or so for people asking questions I might know the answers to. Also, mold (plus asbestos, in one house) remediation is a bitch and I don’t wish it on anyone.
Shot in the dark here, anyone have an in on 3M parts for respirators, or works/knows a guy at a safety supply company? I need a backup BP-17IS battery pack for my facemask and don’t feel like spending 250$ for one.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Someone near Milwaukee recently updated Yuniesky Betancourt's webpage to say this:
“”http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yuniesky_Betancourt&diff=442787177&oldid=442786099" target="new">Betancourt’s calling card had been his fielding, in that it’s bad. Also, he swings at everything, so it’s kind of like he has two calling cards."
Everything that wasn’t hyperlinked was taken away. It’s not as good as the time someone wrote: When rearranged, the letters in Yuniesky Betancourt’s name can spell “batter nine you sucky”
Oops, first part should read:
"Betancourt’s calling card had been his fielding, in that it’s bad. Also, he swings at everything, so it’s kind of like he has two calling cards."
Astro to the AL West?
The M’s would never be last place again.
Fuck the Angels
Oh sweet lord why did they have to have The Office and Parks and Rec come out the same day.
I’m going to be up till two every night for the next week.
I decided to start Sons of Anarchy season 1 and was up until 2:30 last night.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Sep 8, 2011 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Aw man, that first season is so good!
by sanford_and_son on Sep 8, 2011 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
While season two is pure shit.
Though, season three started with promise.
Fuck the Angels
Season 2 does blow pretty hard and actually so did most of season 3 until the end which was KILLER.
Still, really like that show. I missed the premiere, though.
by sanford_and_son on Sep 8, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I meant season four started with promise.
Fuck the Angels
I watched the first 3 seasons in less than a week recently, loved it all.
Can’t believe I hadn’t started watching until recently.
by Patrick Stites on Sep 8, 2011 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait for the day when people who don't like soccer can just ignore it instead of bashing it
by pdb on Sep 8, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
But that's not how not liking things works!
You have tell everyone on the internet how much you don’t like things!
by sanford_and_son on Sep 8, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Although I will say
that I hope Seattle’s quest for the MLS quadruple goes every bit as well and in the exact same manner as Arsenal’s quest for the quadruple did last year!
by pdb on Sep 8, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You have to admit, this is kind of funny.
You’ll have to decide for yourself if that’s a valid argument, or the sports equivalent of a beaten-down alcoholic praying over a lottery ticket.
Fuck the Angels
from Greg Johns:
Open house/memorial for Rick the Peanut Man set for Sat., Sept. 24 from 1-3 p.m. at Safeco Field.
by msb on Sep 9, 2011 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Anybody know of an easy free program or site to upload 1080 video to?
Is youtube the best way to go probably?
So remember that Max Scherzer 3 way trade that everybody, including myself, hated for Arizona?
Well uh…. Ian Kennedy has been alot better than Scherzer so far, and they also got Edwin Jackson in that deal, who netted them Daniel Hudson, who has also been really good for them. So…yeah that turned out pretty damn good.
RIP Dave Niehaus.
Hmmm...
MLBTR-
“Kotchman, still just 28, has stepped in and hit .312/.380/.429 in 487 plate appearances since being promoted. He isn’t hitting for much power (just eight homers), but he’s drawing walks (42) and putting the ball in play (55) while providing his usual strong defense. After years of struggling against left-handers, Kotchman is hitting a respectable .300/.336/.367 against southpaws this season. "
And, you know, the next paragraph...
“There are reasons to believe that the improved performance is unsustainable, however. Kotchman’s batting average on balls in play (.341) is the highest of his career (by far) even though there’s been no significant change in his batted ball profile. More than half of the balls he puts in play are hit on the ground, just a quarter are fly balls, and fewer than one in five is a line drive. It could work, but it hasn’t for him in the past.”
by Patrick Stites on Sep 10, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I posted this to make fun of the random unexplained stat in parenthesis,
Nothing to do with Kotchman.
I feel like Glow in the Dark cats have been done before
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Could have some good times with that if you have guests staying the night.
Just don’t explain the whole glowing cat thing ahead of time.
by Eyebrows on Sep 12, 2011 10:38 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
So all aboard the Suck for Luck train?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
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